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The Councillor for Health stresses the importance of condom use as a preventive measure and conducting free and anonymous HIV testing to know if it is infected and prevent the disease from developing.

The Councillor for Health and Consumer Affairs Council of Lorca, Antonia Lopez, and the representative of the Spanish Red Cross Local Assembly have reported on Saturday November 30 from 18.30 installed in the Alameda of the Constitution an information booth on AIDS, on the occasion of the International Day of fight against this disease.

Lopez explained that at this point brand pages, 300 pocket calendars, brochures and posters aimed at raising social awareness of the need to take preventive measures will be distributed, and 300 red ribbons with which Lorca will show solidarity with people suffering from this disease.

The mayor has indicated that this year is again emphasized that "if in doubt, get tested" because the earlier the virus is detected before it can take steps to improve the quality of life and slow development, but especially because avoid many infections.

As in Spain, the transmission of HIV in the region is largely attributable to sexual transmission (almost 9 out of 10 cases recorded between 2009 and 2012).

In this regard, the council has called condom use the most effective method of preventing this disease in sex because it's better to be safe especially in sporadic or specific relationships.

In this sense, the mayor stressed that this method reduces the risk of transmission of other STDs such as syphilis, which the Center for Epidemiology its incidence is increasing in the region.

In addition, Lopez recalled that "as it is difficult for the disease to develop today unless they take too late, it is advisable that anyone who has ever had a hazard ratio contact your health center made the request HIV testing is confidential, as is HIV positive knowing that in time, you can take steps to prevent the development of disease. "

In the region, half of all cases between 2009 and 2012 present a late diagnosis of the infection, ie, at the time of diagnosis the person has a figure of less than 350 cells / L T CD4 + lymphocytes, which represents a major problem because they are people who could have benefited from an appropriate medical follow before if they had an earlier diagnosis.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca